King of Bollywood (2004)

Name: King of Bollywood
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2004-09-24
Duration: 145 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Om Puri, Sophie Dahl, Murali Sharma, Manoj Pahwa, Diwakar Pundir

King of Bollywood (2004), directed by Piyush Jha, starring Om Puri and Sophie Dahl.

09/24/2004 BR Comedy and Drama 2h 25m

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London-based Crystal Chaurasia convinces the International Film Commission to authorize a documentary on Bollywood's yesteryear mega-actor, Karan Kumar. She travels with her photographer Jeremy to Mumbai and not only gets to meet the legendary actor but also his publicity-shy son Rahul and his alcoholic, reclusive former-actress wife Mandira. It is here Crystal will be drawn into continuing her documentary in London where she will witness the making of Karan's next movie 'Dhak Dhak' in which he decides to not only produce and direct but also hilariously play the role of a college student.

Piyush JhaDirector, Writer

About the film

King of Bollywood is a 2004 British-Indian English and Hindi language comedy film written, edited, directed and produced by Piyush Jha, starring Om Puri in the lead role. The film is a satire of the Hindi film industry (Bollywood).

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Plot

British journalist Crystal Chaurasia decides to make a documentary about a faded Bollywood star of yesteryear, Karan Kumar. She follows KK as he tries to make his comeback with a new movie. Meanwhile, his son Rahul disapproves of his efforts, but he increasingly comes to like Crystal.

Cast

Om Puri as Karan Kumar ("KK")

Sophie Dahl as Crystal Chaurasia

Diwakar Pundir as Rahul

Kavita Kapoor as Mandira Kumar

Manoj Pahwa as Ratnesh, Karan Kumar's secretary

Murali Sharma as Sunny

Release

The film released worldwide on 24 September 2004.

Music

"My Heart Goes Dhak Dhak All The Time" (Kay Kay)

"King of Bollywood" (Chetan Shashital)

"Tu Hai Sehari Babu, Babu" (Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan)

"Road Dancer, Road Dancer" (Kunal Ganjawala)

"Pyaar Me Haar" (Vijay Prakash, Kunal Ganjawala)

References

External links

King of Bollywood at IMDb

King of Bollywood at Bollywood Hungama

Om Puri is the king of Bollywood! rediff.com

Text from King of Bollywood on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Bollywood

Trivia

It premiered on September 24, 2004, a Friday.
It runs 2h25 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

CountriesIndia, United Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
StatusReleased

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What is King of Bollywood about?

King of Bollywood: London-based Crystal Chaurasia convinces the International Film Commission to authorize a documentary on Bollywood's yesteryear mega-actor, Karan Kumar. She travels with her photographer Jeremy to Mumbai and not only gets to meet the legendary actor but also his publicity-shy son Rahul and his alcoholic, reclusive for…

Who directed King of Bollywood?

King of Bollywood was directed by Piyush Jha in 2004.

Who stars in King of Bollywood?

The cast of King of Bollywood includes Om Puri, Sophie Dahl, Murali Sharma, Manoj Pahwa and Diwakar Pundir.

How long is King of Bollywood?

King of Bollywood runs for 145 minutes, or 2h25.